
Four Dragons Advance to Semifinals in CAA Championships
3/7/2008 6:48:00 PM | Wrestling
Hempstead, N.Y. - Four Drexel wrestlers have qualified for the semifinals by winning their quarterfinal matches at the 2008 CAA Championships. The top two in each of the 10 weight division will earn automatic berths into the NCAA Championships. Steve Mytych at 125 pounds, Ryan Hluschak at 157 pounds, Billy Haydt at 165 pounds and Justin Wieller at 184 pounds are just two wins away from CAA titles.
Mytych won his quarterfinal match by major decision over Tyler Maimberg of Binghamton, 12-3 and will now face Dave Tomasette of Hofstra. Hluschak pinned opponent Carlo Ferrandino of Boston at 4:55 to advance to the semifinals where he'll face Nate Patterson of Binghamton. Haydt outdueled A.J. Detwiler, 8-6, in a sudden victory triumph and will now face top-seeded Chris Brown of Old Dominion. Wieller shut out Rick Eichenlaub of Sacred Heart, 3-0, to earn a semifinal match-up with top seed Doug Umbehauer of Rider.
The semifinals will begin at noon on Saturday, March 8.
Quarterfinals - 3 p.m.
9 - 125 - #1 James Nicholson (ODU) win by fall Ed Galvin (Sacred Heart), 3:40
10- 125 - #4 Brian Wright (GMU) dec. #5 Elyass Elmsaouri (Rider), 6-1
11- 125 - #3 Steve Mytych (Drexel) maj. dec. #6 Tyler Maimberg (Binghamton), 12-3
12- 125 - #2 Dave Tomasette (Hofstra) win by fall C.J. Gittens (Campbell), 1:44
13- 133 - #1 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) win by fall David Wise (Campbell),
0:37
14- 133 - #4 Tommy Lorenzo (Rider) dec. Pat Feeley (Sacred Heart) , 3-2
15- 133 - #3 Joe Coughlin (GMU) dec. Mike Kleeman (Binghamton), 9-4
16- 133 - #2 Kyle Hutter (ODU) maj. dec. Abby Bush (Boston U.), 20-9
17- 141 - #1 Charles Griffin (Hofstra) maj. dec. Will Powars (GMU), 18-5
18- 141 - #5 Joey Whitaker (Boston U.) dec. #4 Anwar Goeres (Binghamton), 7-3
19- 141 - #6 Fred Rogers (Rider) dec. #3 Kelin Bidelspach (Campbell),
7-2
20- 141 - #2 Ryan Williams (ODU) dec. Cory Dunn (Sacred Heart), 9-3
21- 149 - #1 Don Fisch (Rider) dec. Lewis Baker (Drexel), 9-3
22- 149 - #5 Mitch Smith (Hofstra) dec. #4 Kaylan Baxter (ODU), 7-4
23- 149 - #3 Mike Roberts (Boston U.) dec. #6 Brandon Bucher (GMU), 12-8
24- 149 - Anthony Priore (Sacred Heart) dec. Bob Matthews (Campbell), 6-0
25- 157 - #1 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (Hofstra) win by fall Jake Fose (Campbell), 4:55
26- 157- #4 Frankie McLaughlin (GMU) dec. #5 Dan Rivera (Boston U.), 7-5 in sv2
27- 157 - #3 Nate Patterson (Binghamton) dec. #6 Rob Morrison (Rider),
7-3
28- 157 - #2 Ryan Hluschak (Drexel) win by fall Carlo Ferrandino (Boston U.), 4:55
29- 165 - #1 Chris Brown (ODU) dec. Tyler Tisdell (GMU), 7-3
30- 165 - #5 Billy Haydt (Drexel) dec. #4 A.J. Detwiler (Boston U.), 8-6 in sv
31- 165 - #3 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra) maj. dec. #6 Brett Nelson (Binghamton), 13-1
32- 165 - #2 Jason Lapham (Rider) tech fall Chris Massatta (Campbell), 17-0
33- 174 - #1 Alton Lucas (Hofstra) tech fall Matt Hawksworth (Campbell),
16-1
34- 174 - #5 Nick Pullano (ODU) maj. dec. C.J. Inglin (Boston U.), 12-4
35- 174 - #3 Josh Patterson (Binghamton) maj. dec. Scott Hunter (Drexel), 8-0
36- 174 - #2 Randy Oates (GMU) tech fall Jed Giguere (Sacred Heart),
20-5
37- 184 - #1 Doug Umbehauer (Rider) win by fall Alex Brown (Boston U.),
4:07
38- 184 - #4 Justin Wieller (Drexel) dec. Rick Eichenlaub (Sacred Heart), 3-0
39- 184 - #3 Justin Danz (Hofstra) dec. #6 Bill Widener (GMU), 6-2
40- 184 - #2 Jesse Strawn (ODU) tech fall Anthony Esposito (Binghamton),
22-6
41- 197 - #1 Joe Rovelli (Hofstra) maj. dec. Brian Stouffer (Drexel),
14-3
42- 197 - #4 David Mendoza (ODU) maj. dec. #5 John Hall (Boston U.),
10-1
43- 197 - #3 T.J. Morrison (Rider) maj. dec. #6 Corey Waite (Binhamton),
13-1
44- 197- #2 Cayle Byers (GMU) maj. dec. Brandon Lapp (Sacred Heart),
13-4
45- 285- #1 Harry Zander (GMU) dec. Bill Beiermeister (Sacred Heart),
2-1 in TB
46- 285- #4 Tom Daddino (Hofstra) maj. dec. #5 Jim Connors (Boston U.),
15-5
47- 285- #3 Andy Totusek (ODU) dec. #6 Mike Patterson (Binghamton), 4-2
48- 285 - #2 Ed Bordas (Rider) dec. Bryant Deinhardt (Drexel), 3-1
FIRST ROUND OF CONSOLATIONS - 7 p.m.
49- 133 - Pat Feeley (Sacred Heart) dec. Billy Martin (Drexel), 13-6
50- 141 - Will Powars (GMU) dec. Morgan Remillard (Drexel), 6-4 in sv
51- 149 - Kyle Fried (Binghamton) win by fall Lewis Baker (Drexel), 5:36
52- 157 - Carlo Ferrandino (Boston U.) dec. Tom Sullivan (Sacred Heart),
6-2
53- 174 - C.J. Inglin (Boston U.) dec. Mike Darling (Rider), 6-2
54- 184 - Bill Widener (GMU) dec. Kyle Higgins (Campbell), 3-2
55- 197 - Parker Burns (Campbell) dec. Corey Waite (Binghamton), 4-3
56- 285 - Bill Beiermeister (Sacred Heart) dec. Rob Yoder (Campbell),
4-3 on RT TB